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Woman Fired Over Coffin Photo
WCCO, MN - 4-22-04
... the photo of the 20 flag-draped coffins awaiting
transport from Kuwait to the United States would show the relatives of
soldiers killed in Iraq that civilian ... |
We will be in Iraq for years: Britain
The Australian, Australia - 4-22-04
... Straw came as Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'ida
terrorist network was linked to the wave of suicide bombings in southern
Iraq and Saudi Arabia that killed more than ...
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Pentagon: Iraq war running over budget, faces $4 billion
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Boston Herald, MA - 4-22-04
... On a day when nearly 70 people were killed
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The presidential election is
about 7 1/2 months away...and the Bush & Co. are already going after Kerry's
military awards. I guess they don't want America to know that Bush didn't win
any awards.
"Kerry courted controversy for
much of the week by refusing to release his 'full' military records, prompting
Bush spokesman Dan Bartlett to contrast Kerry's behavior with that of the
president. Quote, 'The president made a pledge to the American people, and he
made his complete file available to the media and the public.' Yes. The
president's complete file. The one that didn't quite prove he ever reported for
service in the Alabama National Guard." Jon Stewart
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The
– World – Is – A – Safer – Place – Without – Saddam
News
Saudis outraged by Riyadh car bombing
Reuters
AlertNet, UK - 4-22-04
By Dominic Evans. RIYADH, April 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top cleric
said on Thursday the people behind a suicide car bombing ...
Bush pledges Iran'will be dealt with'
Boston
Globe, MA - 4-22-04
WASHINGTON -- President Bush told newspaper editors in Washington yesterday
that Iran ''will be dealt with, starting through the United Nations" if it
does not ...
Increasing reports al-Qaeda is operating in Iraq
ABC
Online, Australia - 4-22-04
MARK COLVIN: Has al-Qaeda struck again? The coincidence of yesterday's
devastating blasts in Iraq's southern city of Basra, and ...
Basra Grieves After Suicide Bombs Kill 73 in Iraq
Reuters - 4-22-04
By Abdel-Razzak Hameed. BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's southern city of
Basra mourned its dead on Thursday after suicide bombers ...
Pakistan warns US against encouraging terrorism
Times of
India, India - 4-22-04
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: A new US-backed Israeli strategy in the Palestinian
territories is likely to breed more terrorists, Pakistan's foreign minister
warned on ...
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Letter sparks security fears for US Asia allies
Reuters, India - 4-22-04
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The embassies of Pakistan and South Korea in Thailand
have received letters threatening attacks on Asian countries involved in the
US-led ...
Kidnapped Dane Found Dead in Iraq, Denmark Says
Reuters - 4-22-04
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Reuters) - A Danish businessman kidnapped in Iraq has
been found dead, Denmark's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. ...
U.S. Warns Fallujah Fighting Could Resume
AP -
4-22-04
Guerrillas and
residents in Fallujah have "days, not weeks" to turn in heavy weapons, the
top Marine commander in Iraq said Thursday, warning that fighting could
resume and that a U.S. push to take the city could be costly for both sides.
AP Poll: Terror Attack Fears Remain High
AP -
4-22-04
With fears
about a future attack running high and anxiety about Iraq growing, many
Americans now wonder if the terrorists may be winning, an Associated Press
poll found.
U.S. Warns of Attacks on Asia Shipping, Finance Hubs
Reuters -
Thu
Apr 22, 4:36 AM ET
U.S. officials
warned Asia on Thursday to be on guard against terror attacks in crowded sea
lanes and in financial centers such as Hong Kong.
Senator says US may need compulsory service to boost Iraq
force
AFP -
Tue Apr 20,
1:24 PM ET
A senior Republican lawmaker said that deteriorating security
in Iraq may force the United States to reintroduce the military draft.
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www.seeyageorge.com
"A new poll shows that most
college students would rather have President Bush as a roommate than John Kerry.
Yeah, but which one would you rather cheat off of in class?" —Jay Leno
www.seeyageorge.com
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Disturbing News
Without a Trace
Mysterious Disappearance of Boeing 727 and Pilot Remains Unsolved
By Adrienne Mand ABC News
April 19
— Ben Charles Padilla, an aircraft mechanic, flight engineer
and cargo pilot, traveled the world plying his trade for various private
companies...
Fuel Rod Pieces
Missing At Vt. Nuke Plant
Guardian, UK -4-22-04
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Two pieces of a highly radioactive fuel rod are
missing from a Vermont nuclear plant, and engineers planned to search onsite
for the ...
Australian Police Arrest Terror Suspect
AP -
4-22-04
Police on
Thursday arrested an Australian man accused of planning a terrorist act and
having links to a French terror suspect implicated in a plot to attack a
nuclear reactor on Sydney's outskirts, a top police official said.
Saudi Ambassador Denies Oil-Election Link
AP -
Thu Apr 22,
4:42 AM ET
The Saudi
ambassador to the United States on Wednesday denied any linkage between the
U.S. presidential election campaign and a Saudi pledge to the Bush
administration to push for lower oil prices.
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Man Held in '85 DEA Agent Slaying Freed
AP -
Wed Apr 21,
8:31 PM ET
A Mexican immigrant arrested
in the 1985 kidnapping and murder of a federal agent in Mexico was ordered
released Wednesday after authorities determined he had been mistaken for
another man with a similar name.
Man Arrested After E-Mail Threat to Kerry
AP -
4-22-04
A man has been
charged with sending an e-mail threatening presidential candidate Sen. John
Kerry.
Complaints Meet Bush Pick for Archive Head
AP -
Tue Apr 20,
9:36 PM ET
Some
historians and professional groups are complaining about not being consulted
before President Bush nominated a historian to head the National Archives
who is best known for a book that concluded Alger Hiss was a Soviet spy.
Republican Shenanigans
Supreme Court Considers Mexican Trucks
Wed Apr 21,
4:00 PM ET - (AP)
A Bush
administration lawyer told the Supreme Court Wednesday that the president
must be able to open America's roads to Mexican trucks without delays
for an environmental study.
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"Let's go to environmental
news. The government has put the sturgeon, that's the fish that produces the
Beluga caviar, ... on the endangered species list. That's when you know you have
Republican administrations, when the big environmental issue is 'my God save the
caviar."' Jay Leno
Graphic by Bradley
Major Fetzel whispered [to Richard Clarke],
"but I can't hear the crisis conference because Mrs. Cheney keeps turning down
the volume on you so she can hear CNN...and the vice president keeps hanging up
the open line to you." Excerpt from Richard Clarke's book Against All
Enemies
I have read the first four
chapters of AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. No wonder they are making it into a
movie.
I will be posting more
excerpts over the next week.
I will do the same with Bob
Woodward's book and Greg Palast is coming out with a new Book "The Best
Democracy Money Can Buy"
Second lady's first book a steamer
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - Apr
19, 2004
... That didn't stop the New York Theater Workshop from staging
a reading from the book by the "Lynne Cheney Players." Or excerpts being posted
on the satire site ...
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Tech News
Report: Shanghai Will Monitor Internet
AP - 4-22-04
SHANGHAI,
China — Authorities are installing video cameras and high-tech software in
Shanghai's Internet cafes and bars to make sure customers don't look at
forbidden Web sites, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.
Cisco Router Flaw Could Snarl Net, Officials Say
Reuters -
Wed
Apr 21, 1:42 PM ET
A flaw in
traffic-routing computers made by Cisco Systems Inc. could knock Web sites
offline, snarl e-mail and disrupt other Internet activity, U.S.
cybersecurity officials warned on Wednesday
Movie Downloads Prove Popular
PC World -usic
isn't the only thing Web surfers want to acquire online, study shows.
Business News
Greenspan Sees Increase in Interest Rates
AP -
Wed Apr 21,
7:09 PM ET
Federal
Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday extra-low interest rates
"must rise at some point" now that the economy is hitting its stride
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Medical Products Co. Baxter Cutting Jobs
AP - 4-22-04
Baxter
International Inc. said Thursday that it is cutting another 3,500 to 4,000
jobs, or 7 percent to 8 percent of its work force, in an ongoing
restructuring by the medical products company.
JetBlue Reports First Earnings Decline
Reuters - 4-22-04
Low-cost airline JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU.O) on Thursday
reported its first decline in quarterly earnings since it went public, as
competition increased and seasonal sluggishness affected some of its routes.
Inflation Mounting, but Where's the Fed?
AP -
Wed Apr 21,
4:18 PM ET
Federal Reserve officials keep talking about how inflation
isn't a threat. But if you're buying a cup of coffee or shopping for new
clothes, you might see things differently.
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EMAIL
Love your web site.
I was looking at the latest copy of my favorite sailing magazine (Cruising
World) and saw the headline "Bushwacked". While I can't claim to have read every
issue, in over twenty years, I never remember them naming any politician, though
they do occasionally comment on legislation. Anyway, it was a Presidential
Proclamation that had them pissed. It seems that the Feds can confiscate any
vessel "susceptible of being used, for voyage into Cuban territorial waters". It
may seem anti-climatic with all the other nonsense, but it is one more brick in
the wall.
You can skip to the paragraphs labeled sections one and two for the meat and
potatoes.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/20040226-11.html
Hi Mike,
Thanks for writing.
I guess I better keep my Sunfish out of the Florida Keyes.
I wonder if Bush plans to invade Cuba?
Take care.
Lisa
"Men are not flattered by being shown that
there has been a difference of
purpose between the almighty and them". Abraham Lincoln
.....To George's ear".
Jim Lynch
Good News
More in Congress Back Canada Drug Imports
AP -
Thu Apr 22,12:18
AM ET
Support for
legalizing lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada is growing in Congress amid
an election-year clamor from states, lawmakers and the elderly.
Maryland Group Sues to Upgrade E-Voting Machines
Reuters -
Wed Apr 21, 6:36
PM ET
A Maryland voters'
group said on Wednesday it planned to force the state to add printers to
electronic voting machines to ensure they can be double-checked after a disputed
election, such as the 2000 presidential vote.
Church Group Raps Bush on Clean Air Act
AP - 4-22-04
A national group
of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide
with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air
Act.
"I believe no matter what
happens in this campaign Bush will be a two-term president. OK, one term for his
father, one term for him." Jay Leno
Vegetable sushi roll topped
with ginger and scorpions at New York's Museum of Natural History April 20,
2004. Noted chefs were preparing inventive dishes for school children with
insects as part of the Museum's 'Adventures in the Global Kitchen,' a program
that highlights cultures around the world through their cuisine. The Museum was
launching the program in conjunction with the release of the new Imax film 'A
Rainforest Adventure-Bugs.' Gene Ruka-Museum of Natural History-Handout
Odd News
Company Sends Ice Cream to the Dogs
Reuters -
Wed Apr 21,10:04
AM ET
The maker of Eskimo Pie ice cream
said on Tuesday it was launching cold treats for hot dogs who want to stay slim
and cool this summer.
Poets die young - U.S. study
Reuters -
Wed Apr 21,10:19
PM ET
Poets die young --
younger than novelists, playwrights and other writers, a U.S. researcher says.
German pair auction child for one euro
Reuters -
Wed Apr 21, 1:53
PM ET
A German woman and
a male friend face prosecution for human trafficking after they put the woman's
daughter up for auction on the Internet at a starting price of one euro (66
pence), authorities say.
Friars Petition Mel Gibson to Make St Francis Film
Reuters -
Wed Apr 21,10:11
AM ET
Franciscan friars
in New York loved Mel Gibson's hit movie "The Passion of The Christ," so much
they are petitioning him to follow-up with a film biography of the order's
founder, Saint Francis of Assisi
Donkey Does Security Detail at R.I. Farm
AP -
Wed Apr 21, 3:15
PM ET
Bonnie, the newest
employee at the University of Rhode Island's Peckham Farm, is a four-foot-tall
fuzzy brown donkey, and she appears to be taking her livestock-guarding
responsibilities seriously.
German army to lift ban on sex in barracks
Reuters -
Wed Apr 21,11:59
AM ET
A German army ban
on sex in the barracks may soon be lifted because it's considered outdated, the
government says.
Resembling a diamond-encrusted
bracelet, a ring of brilliant blue star clusters wraps around the yellowish
nucleus of what was once a normal spiral galaxy in this new image released on
April 22, 2004 from NASA 's Hubble Space Telescope. This image is being released
to commemorate the 14th anniversary of Hubble's launch on April 24, 1990 and its
deployment from the space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990. The sparkling
blue ring is 150,000 light-years in diameter, making it larger than our entire
home galaxy, the Milky Way. The galaxy, cataloged as AM 0644-741, is a member of
the class of so-called 'ring galaxies.' It lies 300 million light-years away in
the direction of the southern constellation Dorado.NASA, ESA, and The Hubble
Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)/Handout
Peace.